Cut sheet feed apparatus

A cut sheet feed apparatus in a recording system having recording means for performing recording at a recording position, including;

• feed means for feeding a cut sheet so as to cause the cut sheet to pass by the recording position by a feed motor;
• storing means for storing the cut sheet passing by the recording position;
• discharge means for discharging the cut sheet passing by the recording position into said storing means;
• a drive motor for driving said discharge means;
• operating means for manually operating said feed means;
• and
• one-way transmitting means for transmitting power of said feeding means to said discharge means and for substantially inhibiting transmission of power of said discharge means to said feeding means.

A cut sheet feed apparatus in a recording system having recording means for performing recording at a recording position, including:

• first storing means for storing a cut sheet to be fed to the recording position;
• supplying means for supplying the cut sheet from said first storing means;
• a feeding roller for causing the cut sheet fed from said supplying means to pass by the recording position;
• second storing means for storing the cut sheet passing by the recording position;
• discharge means for discharging the cut sheet fed from said feeding roller into said second storing means;
• and
• means for controlling operations of said supplying means, said feeding roller, and said discharge means, said supplying means and said discharge means being simultaneously operated when said feeding roller is stopped, whereby an old cut sheet may be discharged to said second storing means and a new cut sheet transported from said first storing means to reach the stopped feeding roller.

A cut sheet feed apparatus in a recording system having recording means for performing recording at a recording position, including:

• first storing means for storing a cut sheet to be fed to the recording position;
• supplying means for supplying the cut sheet from said first storing means;
• a feeding roller for causing the cut sheet fed from said supplying means to pass by the recording position;
• second storing means for storing the cut sheet passing by the recording position;
• discharge means for discharging the cut sheet fed from said feeding roller in said second storing means;
• and
• control means for controlling said supplying means, said feeding roller, and said discharge means, said control means being adapted to, when a trailing end of a leading cut sheet is released from said feeding roller, stop said feeding roller and for simultaneously operating said supplying means and said discharge means, thereby simultaneously performing supply and discharge operations.